Page 8: Historical Events In 1938

Jul 08   In the year 1938 would be start of Eng/Aust Test Cricket at Old Trafford Washout   

Jul 10   "Yankee Clipper" completes 1st passenger flight over Atlantic in the year 1938.   

Jul 12   Mickey Stratton, Meriden Ct, softball catcher (Hall of Fame 1969) on this day in history.   

Jul 13   On this day in history kroller-Muller museum opens in Holland   

Jul 14   Mussolini publishes anti-Jewish/African manifest in the year 1938.   

Jul 14   On this day in history robert Poore, cricketer (3 Tests for S Africa in 1895-96 series), dies   

Jul 15   Arthur Fagg completes 244 & 202 in the same cricket game for Kent in the year 1938.   

Jul 16   21st PGA Championship: Paul Runyan at Shawnee CC Shawnee-on-Del Pa on this day in history.   

Jul 17   On this day in history douglas (Wrong Way) Corrigan leaves NY for LA, wound up in Ireland   

Jul 17   In the year 1938 stan Bronstein, rocker   

Jul 18   On this day in history douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan arrives in Ireland-left NY for Calif   

Jul 18   On this day in history vladimir M Kirshon, Russian playwright, executed at 35   

Jul 19   On this day in history richard Jordan, NYC, actor (Dune, Old Boyfriends, Interiors)   

Jul 20   Finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws in the year 1938.   

Jul 20   The birth of Dianna Rigg, English actress in the year 1938.   

Jul 21   Anton Emil Kuerti, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 21   On this day in history paul Hindemith & Leonide Massines ballet premieres in London   

Jul 22   In the year 1938 opening of Australian National War Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France   

Jul 23   On this day in history bradman scores 103 in 178 mins on a Headingley sticky, 3rd Test   

Jul 23   In the year 1938 c Jackson discovers asteroid #1468 Zomba   

Jul 24   In the year 1938 instant coffee invented   

Jul 25   On this day in history jewish artisans not allowed in Germany   

Jul 26   On this day in history 1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC   

Jul 28   On this day in history 34,000-ton Cunard-White Star liner Mauretania launched at Birkenhead   

Jul 28   Alberto Fujimoro, president of Peru (1990- ) in the year 1938.   

Jul 28   On this day in history k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1485 Isa   

Jul 29   Comic strip "Dennis the Menace," 1st appears in the year 1938.   

Jul 29   On this day in history olympic National Park established   

Jul 30   C Jackson discovers asteroid #1467 Mashona in the year 1938.   

Jul 30   On this day in history gen Metaxas names himself premier of Greece   

Jul 30   Vayachselav Ivanenko, USSR, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1988) on this day in history.   

Jul 31   NY Yanks suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over head with a club" in the year 1938.   

Jul 31   On this day in history nY Yanks suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over the head with a club"   

Aug 02   1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals) in the year 1938.   

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Jan 02   John Considine, actor (Reginald Love-Another World) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Ian Brady, British serial killer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Hans Herbjørnsrud, Norwegian author was born in the year 1938.   

Jan 04   Louis Krebs Graham, Nashville TN, PGA golfer (1975 US Open) was born in the year 1938.   

Jan 05   Edwin Elliason, Washington, US archer (Olympic-92) was born in the year 1938.   

Jan 05   Jim Otto, NFL center (Oakland Raiders) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of juan Carlos I, king of Spain (1975- )   

Jan 05   In the year 1938 birth of leo Avery, abbot of Quarr   

Jan 03   In the year 1938 arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54   

Jan 08   Johnny Gruelle, Creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy (b. 1880) died in the year 1938.   

Jan 10   Willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68 in the year 1938.   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of gösta Ekman (senior), Swedish actor (b. 1890)   

Jan 17   On this day in history william H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79   

Jan 28   In the year 1938 bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at 28   

Feb 05   Hans Litten, German jurist (b. 1903) died in the year 1938.   

Feb 06   Marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77 on this day in history.